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NATURE | Silence of the Bees | Inside the Hive | PBS

An inside look at a honeybee hive, including the labors of the queen, worker bees and drones, and remarkable close-up footage of the honeybee's "waggle ...

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Comment by Konstantin A Lukin on October 10, 2009 at 8:37pm
It is quite likely they communicate using 'mind images', which could probably be explained as advanced telepathic abilities..
Comment by Daniel Leuck on October 10, 2009 at 8:22pm
Its amazing that an insect, with its tiny, simple brain, can encode and interpret a symbolic language sophisticated enough to describe a three mile flight path including course changes to avoid obstacles.
Comment by Konstantin A Lukin on October 10, 2009 at 7:17pm
Quite an amazing social organization, built around survival and efficiency..

In human terms, being one of those male drones sounds like a dream come true :)

Wondering if it is possible to decode the 'waggle' dance, possibly applying it towards research in communication?

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